cert
cert — 名詞
1. a person or thing that is so likely to succeed or happen that you feel completel
穩贏；篤定
必定成功或發生的人或事
a person or thing that is so likely to succeed or happen that you feel completely sure about it — for example, a horse that seems certain to win a race, or a candidate who is guaranteed to get a job.
With her grades and confident interview, Aiko was a cert for the scholarship.
Aiko 憑著她的成績和自信的面試表現，穩拿這份獎學金。
cert + for + noun phrase
The chestnut horse looked like a cert to finish first on the muddy track.
那匹栗色賽馬在泥濘的賽道上看起來穩操勝券。
Everyone at the chess club said Ravi was a cert to win the county tournament.
西洋棋社裡每個人都說 Ravi 肯定會贏得郡錦標賽。
Diego considered the promotion a cert after the CEO praised his project results.
CEO 稱讚了 Diego 的專案成果後，他認為升職已是板上釘釘的事。
The new café in the town centre was widely seen as a cert for success.
市中心新開的那家咖啡館普遍被認為一定會成功。
- sure thing
More common in American English; slightly less informal than 'cert'
- dead cert
Emphatic version of 'cert', used in the same British informal contexts
- certainty
More formal and neutral; works in both British and American English
- shoo-in
American English; describes a person certain to win an election or competition
- long shot
Something unlikely to succeed; the opposite of a cert
文法句型
cert + for + noun
cert + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in British informal speech. The phrase 'a dead cert' adds emphasis (‘That horse is a dead cert to win’).
常見錯誤
2. a short, informal way of saying 'certificate' — a document that officially prove
證書（簡稱）
certificate 的非正式簡寫
a short, informal way of saying 'certificate' — a document that officially proves someone has completed a course of study, passed a test, or has a particular qualification.
Priya kept her teaching cert framed on the wall of her study.
Priya 把她的教師證書裱起來掛在書房的牆上。
teaching cert
After six months of evening classes, Leila received her yoga instruction cert.
上了六個月的夜間課程後，Leila 拿到了她的瑜伽教學證書。
Yusuf needed to show his diving cert before the boat trip could begin.
Yusuf 在參加船旅之前需要出示他的潛水證書。
Hana's nursing cert was the document that opened the door to her new career.
Hana 的護理證書是開啟她新職業生涯的那份文件。
The job application asked for a copy of your teaching cert and a reference letter.
那份求職申請表要求附上教學證書影本和推薦信。
- certificate
The full, more formal term for any official document
- diploma
Usually refers to a higher-education or secondary-school completion document
- qualification
Broader term that includes skills and experience, not just paper documents
用法筆記
Common in British English conversational and workplace contexts. In formal writing, the full word 'certificate' is preferred. Not used in American English.
常見錯誤
cert — 縮寫
1. a written abbreviation used in official forms, job listings, and formal notices
資格（縮）
certificate 等詞的書面縮寫
a written abbreviation used in official forms, job listings, and formal notices to stand for 'certificate', 'certification', 'certified', or 'certify' — typically followed by a period in formal writing.
Please attach a copy of your degree cert. to the job application.
請在求職申請書中附上您的學位證書影本。
degree cert. (abbreviation with period)
Dr. Okafor signed the medical cert. allowing Amara to return to work.
Okafor 醫師簽署了醫療證明，准許 Amara 返回工作崗位。
The safety course ends with a cert. of completion for every trainee.
每位學員在安全課程結束後都會收到結業證書。
The company demands a valid professional cert. from an accredited body.
該公司要求持有經認證機構核發的有效專業證照。
Kofi attached his teaching cert. to the visa application as proof of employment.
Kofi 把他的教師證書附在簽證申請書中作為工作證明。
- credential
More formal; refers broadly to any proof of qualification
- diploma
More specific to academic completion documents
用法筆記
Widely used in both British and American written English, especially on forms, application portals, and administrative documents. The period is standard in US English but often omitted in UK headings.